Accuracy of endoscopic ultrasound in rectal cancer and its use in transanal endoscopic microsurgery

• Published in: Minimally invasive therapy and allied technologies Vol. 29; no. 2; pp. 90 - 97
• Main Authors: Gao, Yuan, Hu, Ji-Lin, Zhang, Xian-Xiang, Zhang, Mao-Shen, Zheng, Xue-Feng, Liu, Shi-Song, Lu, Yun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Taylor & Francis 03.03.2020
• Subjects: Endoscopic ultrasound; Preoperative staging; Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery; Preoperative staging; Endoscopic ultrasound; Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery

Introduction: This study evaluated the accuracy of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) for preoperative staging of rectal cancer and guiding the treatment of transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) in early rectal cancer. Material and methods: One-hundred-twenty-six patients with rectal cancer were staged p...